Thursday, August 23, 2012

Is Kapton Tape to Blame?

. . . I think I know why the parts I printed last night stared to warp and separate from the build platform when the previous ones did not--I think it was the Kapton tape.

Up until last night I had been printing on bare glass, but that seemed to not be working well anymore, so I added the tape to the top surface.  I think the tape is enough of an insulator to keep the part warm a little longer, and the parts are warping as they cool as a result.

I'm definitely planning to install a cooling fan to see if that makes the issue go away.  Fingers crossed.

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